Seed Organizing Ideas

Atlanta Marie,

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donnainzone5 wrote:Atlanta Marie,

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Hmmm... Okay, pm me your email & I'll get it to you! :-)

I store my seeds in plastic containers on a two shelf stand in my Family room.  I have a small plastic container (4.5 x 5.5 x 10.5") for each of the following seed categories.

Peas
Beans
Cowpeas
Micro Greens
Corn
Cover Crop
Lettuce/Spinach
Flowers
Overflow
Multi Varieties

Here is the shelf unit I use to keep all my seeds. On the top of the shelf (not pictured) is my Aerogarden.


Here is one of the plastic containers (This one is where I store only peas - 9 different varieties).  I keep experimenting trying to find the best variety to plant in spring and fall. 


Here is the plastic container I started out with 5 years ago.  I made a tab for each variety of vegetable.  I eventually bought so many species/varieties that I had to have lots of containers.  But I still use this container for the vegetables that do not require an individual plastic container (ie Cauliflower, Broccoli, Pepper, Turnip).

sanderson wrote:

+1
I was just telling my DH what a piker I am in this.

Yolos, that's my next step once I run out of room in the floppy box.... Very Nice!!

Currently, I store each variety (tomatoes, beans, etc.) in its own Ziploc bag, which is labeled accordingly.  I have a box that a toaster came in, where these seed packs hibernate in the fridge until planting time.

Since that box isn't quite big enough for my entire seed collection, I keep some in Christmas cookie tins.  

Each year, I make a list of each type and variety, with "use by" dates, manufacturer, etc.
When I start to run low, I buy another packet.

Greetings, Sanderson!  

I'm hoping to have a much more productive season this year.  Last year was hampered by intractable, excruciating back pain and subsequent recovery from major surgery.

Thanks, Sanderson.

I'm doing quite well, although I still feel a bit weak.  These days, I have only a tad bit of low-back pain, which the doc says is of arthritic origin.  Oddly, it's at the site of my original injury in 1976.  The neurosurgeon has referred me to a specialist in pain management and sports medicine, who specializes in high-tech injections.  He's even into stem-cell treatments, if necessary.

This season, I hope to do some skiing, which the docs think is okay.  

Since I have a great deal of mixing compost and MM ahead of me this spring, I'm looking for more options to make the task easier.  The simplest, of course, is to hire the neighborhood kids....  Otherwise, I can probably manage by making small batches of 1-2 cubic feet in the wheelbarrow.

So, if I understand correctly, you slide the cement pan back and forth in each direction until mixed, then dump?

I'm not in any serious pain now, but don't want to injure myself.  Also, I am pretty weak.

 Hi Donna!

And hello, Scorpio!

OOooooo.... VERY nice!

My seeds live in a DirecTV box. It's big, sturdy, light-weight, the perfect size and shape -- also UGLY! Today, I was covering a long box in contact paper, to store Xmas wrap. I had a little left over, so here's what I did:


It won't win any blue ribbons, but it's no longer an ugly brown cardboard box.

We've lived here for months, but I never got around to finishing up the office/craft room because of all the ugly boxes. Now, since we're facing several days of rain, I'm going to get crafty and cover anything I can't hide, so it can be cute and cheery in there.

I've begun utilizing  unused Christmas cookie tins.  They're colorful in the fridge and stack easily.

donnainzone5 wrote:I've begun utilizing  unused Christmas cookie tins.  They're colorful in the fridge and stack easily.

I saw a little plus sign on the right side of this post, so I clicked on it It said "your vote has been cast" so I guess that's like a thumbs up.

Thanks, Suz.

Are you getting more snow?

donnainzone5 wrote:Thanks, Suz.

Are you getting more snow?

Nope -- nothing but rain for the next 6 days.

Like your box!!!

Scorpio Rising wrote:Like your box!!!

Thanks, Scorpio. It cheers me up on rainy days.